Poems, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1788 |
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Page 16
... thou art fancy's nurse , Loft without thee th ' ennobling powers of verfe , Heroic fong from thy free touch acquires Its cleareft tone , the rapture it infpires ; Place me where winter breathes his keenest air , And I will fing if ...
... thou art fancy's nurse , Loft without thee th ' ennobling powers of verfe , Heroic fong from thy free touch acquires Its cleareft tone , the rapture it infpires ; Place me where winter breathes his keenest air , And I will fing if ...
Page 19
... thou art a devoted deer , Befet with ev'ry ill but that of fear . The nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey , They swarm around thee , and thou ftandft at bay , Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd , Once Chatham fav'd thee ...
... thou art a devoted deer , Befet with ev'ry ill but that of fear . The nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey , They swarm around thee , and thou ftandft at bay , Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd , Once Chatham fav'd thee ...
Page 58
... Thou polish'd and high - finish'd foe to truth , Gray beard corrupter of our life'ning youth , To purge and fkim away the filth of vice , That fo refin'd it might the more entice , Then pour it on the morals of thy fon To taint his ...
... Thou polish'd and high - finish'd foe to truth , Gray beard corrupter of our life'ning youth , To purge and fkim away the filth of vice , That fo refin'd it might the more entice , Then pour it on the morals of thy fon To taint his ...
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... Thou fountain , at which drink the good and wife , Thou ever - bubbling fpring of endless lies , Like Eden's dread probationary tree , Knowledge of good and evil is from thee . No wild enthusiast ever yet could rest , Till half mankind ...
... Thou fountain , at which drink the good and wife , Thou ever - bubbling fpring of endless lies , Like Eden's dread probationary tree , Knowledge of good and evil is from thee . No wild enthusiast ever yet could rest , Till half mankind ...
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... Redeemer's love has wrought Is not for you the righteous need it not . Seeft thou yon harlot wooing all the meets , The worn - out nuifance of the public streets , Herfelf } Herfelf from morn to night , from night to 28 TRUTH .
... Redeemer's love has wrought Is not for you the righteous need it not . Seeft thou yon harlot wooing all the meets , The worn - out nuifance of the public streets , Herfelf } Herfelf from morn to night , from night to 28 TRUTH .
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